MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/08/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1885 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Phillies (50-74) 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Chicago Cubs (64-60) 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 X 4 11 0
Philadelphia Keeps Trending in Wrong Direction
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-3. Doing his part was designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who went 2-4 with a home run and a double, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. DJ Johnson snagged the win in relief. He goes to 4-2 on the season. Jack Flaherty suffered the loss. Reyes Moronta got the save, his 28th in 31 chances.

Chicago took control in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and a runner on 3rd, Jose Tabata hit a run-scoring single to make it 4-3, Cubs.

"We came out on the wrong end of this one," said Philadelphia skipper .

The current losing streak for Philadelphia has reached 9 games.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Mercado LF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 8 26
D. Robertson DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 4 21
R. Acuna Jr. CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .317 24 79
   a-N. Martini PR, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
M. Moustakas 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .213 26 72
B. Anderson RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .247 9 42
J. Peterson 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .259 6 45
D. Norris C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .246 15 42
M. Moreland 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .324 3 6
F. Galvis SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .242 11 38
Totals 32 3 6 3 4 4 15      
a - N. Martini pinch ran for R. Acuna Jr. in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Robertson (16, 3rd Inning off J. Cosart, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Acuna Jr. (21, 7th Inning off D. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Moustakas (26, 5th Inning off J. Cosart, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Robertson 2 , R. Acuna Jr. 2 , M. Moustakas 4 , B. Anderson , J. Peterson , D. Norris
2-out RBI: M. Moustakas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Moustakas 2 , F. Galvis
GIDP: F. Galvis
Hit by Pitch: D. Norris
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Moustakas (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Galvis-Peterson-Moreland, Norris-Galvis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strange-Gordon 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .280 0 43
J. Tabata CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .266 10 53
Y. Moncada 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .238 7 34
J. Abreu 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .275 36 100
V. Guerrero Jr. DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .244 19 73
A. Haseley LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .269 6 40
Y. Munoz SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .288 3 32
V. Caratini C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .188 2 13
R. Quinn RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 5 52
Totals 34 4 11 4 0 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Guerrero Jr. (22, 2nd Inning off J. Flaherty, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Strange-Gordon (23, 7th Inning off J. Flaherty, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Guerrero Jr. (19, 6th Inning off J. Flaherty, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Strange-Gordon 3 , J. Tabata , Y. Moncada , J. Abreu 2 , V. Guerrero Jr. 6 , Y. Munoz 2 , R. Quinn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Moncada , V. Caratini
GIDP: V. Caratini
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Strange-Gordon (13)
CS: J. Tabata (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Munoz-Strange-Gordon-Abreu)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Flaherty L (9-8) 7.0 10 4 4 0 9 1 97 4.24   
A. Mejia 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Flaherty 50
Batters Faced: J. Flaherty 30, A. Mejia 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Flaherty 4-6, A. Mejia 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Flaherty 97-65, A. Mejia 16-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cosart 5.1 5 3 3 3 3 1 89 3.80   
T. Kahnle 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 4.11   
D. Johnson W (4-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.50   
T. Thornburg H (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.77   
R. Moronta SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cosart 46
Batters Faced: J. Cosart 24, T. Kahnle 3, D. Johnson 4, T. Thornburg 3, R. Moronta 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cosart 8-4, T. Kahnle 1-1, D. Johnson 2-1, T. Thornburg 3-0, R. Moronta 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cosart 89-52, T. Kahnle 13-6, D. Johnson 8-7, T. Thornburg 8-6, R. Moronta 10-6
Hit Batsmen: J. Cosart
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Ballpark: Wrigley Field 1979-2005
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 38896
Special Notes: CF Ronald Acuna Jr. was injured while running the bases.
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